Articles by Kathy Valente
By Kathy Valente
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12.12.18
Are you aware that legalizing high potency marijuana is one of governor-elect JB Pritzker’s stated top priorities when he is sworn in as governor in January? Are you concerned about your children or grandchildren getting hooked on drugs and the...
By Kathy Valente
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10.15.18
Early Voting is already underway and IFI's 2018 General Election Voter Guide booklets are going fast! In case you’re not aware, early voting has been proven to win elections for pro-family candidates! And we cannot ignore the fact that early voting is growing in popularity!
By Kathy Valente
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09.08.18
Whether or not you have made up your mind about legalizing marijuana for recreational use, the Illinois Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police highly recommend listening to the experts with genuine experience about what to expect if some lawmakers have their...
By Kathy Valente
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08.14.18
Illinois' senior U.S. Senator, Dick Durbin, recently introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. to crack down on flavored tobacco in e-cigarettes. He believes Big Tobacco is marketing to children with flavors like cake batter, whipped cream and gummy bears. As a mother and grandmother, I applaud his efforts.
But there’s another industry targeting kids right under our adult noses - Big Marijuana.
By Kathy Valente
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05.04.18
With about 4 weeks left of the Illinois General Assembly’s session and several bad bills that still could be voted on, it is very fitting to appeal to “Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,” (Eph. 3:20) and Him through Whom “all things are possible.” (Matt. 19:26)
By Kathy Valente
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04.20.18
Recently, a Colorado expert on the consequences of legalizing recreational marijuana spoke to groups in Bloomington, Pontiac, and Naperville, in addition to doing numerous media interviews.
What Jo McGuire reports from Colorado is truly shocking. Illinois residents must understand the consequences of this foolish policy and speak out before it is too late.
By Kathy Valente
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02.23.18
Thirty-nine years past the deadline to ratify, voted down thirteen times by former Illinois lawmakers, and with five states having rescinded their passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), but the ERA will not die because proponents will not give...
By Kathy Valente
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02.17.18
Early Voting is already underway and the printed IFI Voter Guides are going fast! In case you’re not aware, early voting has been proven to win elections for pro-family candidates! And every vote is valuable!
If you haven’t yet placed...
By Kathy Valente
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01.29.18
You can help educate Illinois voters by distributing IFI's 2018 Voter Guide. These Voter Guides are non-partisan educational pieces that report the positions of candidates on important issues such as life, marriage and other issues that directly affect your family. IFI's Voter Guides do not endorse or oppose any candidate or political party and are legal for distribution in churches under IRS guidelines.
By Kathy Valente
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01.23.18
Left-wing state lawmakers from Chicago want to legalize "recreational" marijuana throughout Illinois, and their allies in the media only seem to want to collude in advancing this ominous agenda. Many proponents simply view the illegal controlled substance as a revenue source to help bail them out of years of reckless overspending. Yet we do not have to look far to discover overwhelming and alarming consequences of legalization from other states///
By Kathy Valente
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11.04.17
For those who weren’t politically active in the 70’s or never got around to learning the specifics about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), here is a thumbnail sketch of the purpose and danger of the ERA.
This proposed U.S. Constitutional...
By Kathy Valente
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10.28.17
In an attempt to advance the “War on Woman” narrative, the pink-hat crowd wants to resurrect the 40-year battle to amend the U.S. Constitution and eliminate all sex distinctions. It is absolutely vital that we convince center-right lawmakers that this legislation requires a NO vote. State lawmakers will be back in Springfield for the veto session November 7-9, and it may come up for a vote during that time.
By Kathy Valente
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05.14.17
This afternoon, HB 40 passed in the Illinois State Senate by a vote of 33-22. Thirty votes are needed for passage in the Illinois Senate. This bill was passed with a party-line vote by the Democratic majority without one Republican vote, and four Democrats not voting on this controversial proposal.
By Kathy Valente
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05.01.17
The National Day of Prayer’s purpose is to honor God and to bring together the Christian community to intercede for America’s leaders and its families.
The 2017 event is scheduled for Thursday, May 4th in cities all across the...
By Kathy Valente
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04.26.17
How did they vote?
After passionate testimony from both sides, HB 40 passed by a vote of 62-55 yesterday afternoon. Sixty votes are needed for passage. This proposal for taxpayer funding of abortion will now proceed to the Illinois Senate...
